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Trogonophidae
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Trogonophidae (Palearctic worm lizards or desert ringed lizards) is a small family of amphisbaenians, containing six species in four genera.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTrogonophidae
Observations recorded1,312
Trogonophidae – rodzina amfisben z rzędu łuskonośnych (Squamata).
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Amphisbaenia
- Image
- Trogonophis wiegmanni imported from iNaturalist photo 24355639 on 14 January 2020.jpg
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- taxon name
- Trogonophiidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Trogonophiidae
- Commons category
- Trogonophidae
- taxon common name
- Shorthead Worm Lizards
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geographic range
- Description
- Genera
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Trogonophidae (Palearctic worm lizards or desert ringed lizards) is a small family of amphisbaenians, containing six species in four genera.
==Geographic range== Trogonophids are found in North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and western Iran.
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